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 LATEST ANALYSIS 

• Concerns Grow Over Denials of Afghan Humanitarian Parole Requests
  
  Months after the U.S. military withdrew its presence from Afghanistan, many of our allies have been denied protection in the United States or remain in limbo. Read More »
   
• Substance Abuse, Criminal Charges, and Death: National Guard Border Deployments Plagued by Problems
  
  National Guard troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border face a grim reality, with their deployments plagued by substance abuse problems and discontent. Troops have little to do other than sit around, are poorly supervised, and increasingly fall victim to substance abuse issues. Read More »

 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW  

• A month after the Migrant Protection Protocols was reinstated in El Paso—following a court order directing the Biden administration to “reinstate MPP in good faith”— the Biden administration initiated returns of asylum seekers under MPP in San Diego on Wednesday. 
  
  Although the new version of MPP will make some positive changes, the Biden administration chose to expand MPP to Haitian nationals and other individuals who were not subject to the program under Trump. The reinstatement of MPP raises a host of new questions and leaves asylum seekers in a perilous position.
  
  This updated fact sheet from the American Immigration Council explains how the U.S. government has justified MPP, its inherent dangers, as well as recent developments under the Biden administration. 
  
  Read more: The "Migrant Protection Protocols"

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 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

“Some good  news to start off 2022: the number of unaccompanied migrant children in federal custody has dropped below 10,000 for the first time since Biden took office.

“This is partly due to fewer kids crossing the border over the holidays, giving ORR much-needed breathing room.”

– Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy counsel at the American Immigration Council

 FURTHER READING 

• The Miami Herald: Number of migrant children in US custody drops below 10,000 for first time since March
   

• CNN: Biden administration results in more of the same Trump immigration policies
   

• Business Insider: New Harris aide apologizes for past tweet questioning why ICE wouldn't arrest undocumented immigrants doing a TV interview

         

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